Morrisons is now 33% more expensive for this one essential
manchestereveningnews.co.ukMorrisons is now selling one basic for a third more than competitors. Our weekly comparison of basics like milk and bread, which has been keeping track of the costs of the same eight products at the six main supermarkets since March, showed how the retailer had quickly moved from being the cheapest to the most expensive in a matter of weeks.
It's kept that position and with another price hike this week - raising the cost of mince to £2.39 for a 500g pack - it doesn't seem like it will be moving any time soon. Read more: Shoppers spot one big problem with Morrisons £1 chicken offer The 20p increase on the meat, from last week's £2.19, makes it 40p dearer than all the other supermarkets - Tesco, Aldi, Asda, Lidl and Sainsbury's - which are selling the same product for £1.79.
That's a difference of 33.5%. While price increases have slowed somewhat compared with last week, when four of the six supermarkets put up the cost of butter, there have still been a couple of rises this week.
Chicken has risen at Asda, with its 350g pack now at £2.80 and Tesco has increased the price of its budget Stockwell beans from 22p to 26p.
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